I only just saw this so apologies for the delay in replying, I'm struggling to find my way around here.
Thank you for your kind words aviet64. I think you're right about the Permaculture people being generally left-ish.
As for having the pick of the crop, I'm very aware my sexual market value is now low, but with the derth of women with an interest in this sort of thing maybe I have a bit more value here.. yay!